It was strange to realize that a dragon who couldn't be hurt on the outside could have so many ragged holes on the inside.”
-- Peril (1 )

Importance: Peril is struggling with her situation because she cares deeply for Clay. However, she feel she has a tenuous hold on his affection and that no one else likes her even after she saved Clay's life.

Sunny, on the other talon, was a blaze of warm sunlight – the annoying kind that gave a dragon headaches and made you want to scorch things because STOP SMILING ALREADY THE WORLD IS HORRIBLE GO AWAY.”
-- Peril (2 )

Importance: Peril's thoughts tend to be chaotic and often include angry, half-made plans to kill or hurt someone. Peril's attitudes are the result of years of mistreatment, anger, and mistrust. While Peril has earned a great deal of this anger, the situation has become a pattern of Peril hurting someone, more dragons hating her, and...